Controls Engineer

Tri-Mation Industries, Inc.; Antwerp Township (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tri-Mation Industries, Inc. is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer in Michigan to design, program, and maintain PLC controls and HMIs (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, ProFace). You will develop and install Vision systems and work with other teams on customer projects, documenting flow charts and project approval materials.

The role involves on-site setup, commissioning, testing, debugging and implementing improvements, plus run-offs with the customer team to ensure successful deployment.

Qualifications

• 1) experience in automated or controls programming, preferably in automated or robotic machinery.
• 2) PLC programming experience with Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi or ProFace.
• 3) strong prioritization, communication, multi-project handling, and troubleshooting.
• 4) self-starter, team player in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• 5) valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Set up, program, modify and maintain PLC controls and HMIs.
• Develop and install Vision systems with Datalogic, Congex and Keyence.
• Create flow charts and project documents for customer approval.
• On-site commissioning, testing, debugging and improvements after build.
• On-site run-offs and collaboration with customer team.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Communication

Prioritization

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

Mitsubishi PLC

ProFace HMI

Python

Structured text

CAD drafting

Job description

Tri-Mation has a great opportunity for an experience Controls Engineer to join our team! This position sets up, programs, modifies and maintain a variety of PLC controls, HMIs, including Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi and ProFace. Develop and install Vision systems including Datalogic, Congex and Keyence. You will work with other department teams throughout the customer project. You'll create flow charts and other documents at the start of the project for customer approval. Once the machine is built, you'll be setting up and commissioning devices, testing and debugging the program, and make improvements. For the installation you'll go onsite for run offs and interacting with the customer's team.

The ideal candidate needs to have 1) work experience in the automated industry or controls programming; preferably in automated or robotic machinery; 2) work experience in PLC programming with Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi and/or ProFace; 3) strong skills in prioritizing time and resources, communication, handling multiple projects, and troubleshooting; 4) self-starter and self-motivated who can work as a team in a fast paced and changing work environment; 5) valid driver's license.

Good to Have:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• Python and structured text experience, understand machine building practices
• Experience in CAD drafting
• Solid experience in the programming of serial and network communication interfaces.

To be successful at Tri-Mation you need to have demonstrated skills as an active team player to support, accept responsibility and collaborate with the team; effective skills in interpersonal communication, problem solving, critical thinking, empathy, and building relationships; coaching and training, persuasion and decision-making; use of independent judgment, creativity and initiative.